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From 1851 onwards, the lives of the great capitals were governed by the rhythm of the Universal Exhibitions, genuine laboratories, repositories of architecture and ornament. The idea of a peaceful international confrontation combining trade, industry and Fine Arts became a reality with the first Universal Exhibition in London whose centrepiece was the Crystal Palace, a monument to innovation with its transparency, its size and its construction techniques.

In 1855, the first Parisian Universal Exhibition attempted to respond to this stunning London achievement with the Palace of Industry (Palais de l'Industrie). Located at the lower end of the Champs-Elysées, this building initially intended to last, was destroyed at the end of the century to make way for the 1900 Exhibition. From this, Paris inherited one of its most imposing cityscapes: the Grand Palais, Petit Palais and the Pont Alexandre III. Meanwhile, 1889 celebrated the triumph of iron architecture with the Palais des Beaux-Arts et des Arts Libéraux, the Galerie des machines and the Tour de 300 mètres (the Eiffel Tower).

Practical information

Access
entrance to the museum and exhibitions by the square 1, rue de la Légion d'Honneur * for individual visitors without ticket on the side of the river Seine, entrance A

Transportation
Buses: 24, 63, 68, 69, 73, 83, 84, and 94
Métro: line 12, Solférino station
RER: line C, Musée d'Orsay station
Boat: Batobus
Taxis: Rue de Solférino and Quai Anatole-France
Car parks: Deligny, Louvre and Montalembert

Opening Hours
The museum is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 9.30am to 6pm and on Thursdays from 9.30am to 9.45pm
Tickets sold until 5pm, 9pm on Thursdays
Galleries start closing at 5.30pm, 9.15pm on Thursdays

Ticket for the museum and exhibitions
Full price : 7.5 Euros
Reduced rate : 5.5 Euros
On Sundays and from 4.15 pm (8 pm on Thursdays): 5.5 Euros

For further information, you can visit the following website Musée d'Orsay